The many different prices of a flight
I like to think that I have a pretty solid grasp of how revenue and inventory management work together within the airlines to control the...
Bangkok
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Buying a ticket shouldn’t be this hard
I’ve been working lately on cobbling together a rather ridiculous series of flights for our winter vacation this year. The plan is mostly South Asia,...
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Pre-flight pampering from Thai Airways
The Thai Airways lounges in Bangkok have been oft regaled. Their first class passengers, particularly, are well spoilt with hour-long massages and excellent dining options....
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Chao, Bankgok: Life on the river
The Chao Phraya is dirty. There is no doubt about that. The brown, murky water is not something I’m keen to swim in and even...
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In flight: Seventeen hours is a LOOOONG time in the air
Los Angeles to Bangkok – non-stop on Thai Airways – seemed like a good idea at the time.Yes, the flight is blocked at just over...
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Accor’s website and bait-and-switch pricing
I’m going to be in Bangkok at the end of July for a couple nights and recently was looking for a hotel room for that...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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An award ticket that should never have been
A few months ago I was ecstatic after securing an award ticket to New Zealand for this coming December. It wasn’t just that I got...
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Japan, USA sign open skies pact
The negotiations of the USA-Japan open skies treaty have been ongoing for quite a while now. This latest round of talks, held last week, was...
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AmEx cutting travel perks for cardmembers
Sure, credit limits are being slashed all over the country, but that hasn’t hit me yet. What has hit me are cuts to the travel...